Sant Sevalal Maharaj Jayanti

February 27, 2023

Sevala Maharaj was a spiritual guru and a socio-religious reformer from the Banjara community. He lived between 1739 and 1773. He was against animal sacrifices and baptism. The culture ministry recently announced that the Government of India will launch yearlong celebrations marking the 284^th birth anniversary of the reformer. Banjara Community is a Scheduled Tribe community.

About Santh Sevalai Maharaj

He was a disciple of Jagadamba
He fought against the Nizam ruler, the Mysuru ruler
He fought for the traditional rights and the land rights of the Banjara Community
The Britishers call him the Siva Rathod
He was born in Sevagad, near Anathpur in AP

Banjara Community

The Banjara people are also known as the Lambadi or the Labana or Gour Rajput. They were nomadic and are believed to have come from the Mewar region of Rajasthan. There are 17 subgroups in the community.

The language of Banjaras is Gour Boli, an Indo-Aryan language. They are ST in AP, Telangana, and Odisha. They are categorized under SC in Delhi, Karnataka, and Punjab. They are OBC in MP, Haryana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.

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